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Hungry Brits and Americans can argue all day over semantics: Are they biscuits or cookies? Does scone rhyme with "gone" or "cone?" Chips and crisps or fries and chips? But in the end, all of those delicious items are the same thing. A cookie by any other name would taste as sweet.

The “two kids in a trenchcoat” trope has a storied history in television and film. It’s the perfect way for young rapscallions who haven’t hit their growth spurt to buy beer or sneak into an R-rated movie. But according to a post on the internet’s favorite passive-aggressive neighborhood message board Nextdoor, it sounds like two dastardly Californian tweens are the latest to try and pull off the prank in real life.